Presidential adviser says presidential elections may be held next summer
Egypt
September 27, 2013
Presidential adviser says presidential elections may be held next summer
Presidential adviser Mostafa Hegazy has said parliamentary elections will likely be held by the beginning of next year, with presidential…
Student abducted from Assiut school
Egypt
September 26, 2013
Student abducted from Assiut school
Unknown assailants on Thursday abducted a primary school student from in front of the gates of his school in Assiut.The…
Shooting Indian movies in Egypt will promote tourism: ambassador
Cinema/TV
September 26, 2013
Shooting Indian movies in Egypt will promote tourism: ambassador
India's ambassador to Cairo, Navdeep Suri, has claimed shooting Bollywood movies in Egypt could play a role in promoting India…
Germany eases travel ban to Egypt
Business
September 25, 2013
Germany eases travel ban to Egypt
Germany has eased its travel ban to Egypt, advising its citizens to exercise caution when traveling to Egypt, particularly in…
Rafah border to be opened for three days starting Saturday
Egypt
September 25, 2013
Rafah border to be opened for three days starting Saturday
Rafah border crossing will be opened on Saturday for three days following a phone call between the Palestinian embassy in…
Nour Party vows not to withdraw from constitutional process, even if proposals rejected
Egypt
September 25, 2013
Nour Party vows not to withdraw from constitutional process, even if proposals rejected
Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, the Salafi-led Nour Party's representative at the 50-member committee tasked with amending Egypt's constitution, said his party…
Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Egypt
September 25, 2013
Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli army and police forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in large numbers on Wednesday morning. Youssef Mekheimar, head of the Mourabitoun…
Family of French national who died in Egyptian prison files complaint
Egypt
September 24, 2013
Family of French national who died in Egyptian prison files complaint
The family of a French citizen who was allegedly beaten to death by detainees at the Qasr al-Nil police station…
FM meets with members from Council on Foreign Relations
Egypt
September 24, 2013
FM meets with members from Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, who is in New York to head Egypt’s delegation at the UN General Assembly, met with…
Two killed in clashes at al-Qanater al-Khairiya hospital
Egypt
September 23, 2013
Two killed in clashes at al-Qanater al-Khairiya hospital
Two people were killed and eight policemen were injured when security from al-Qanater al-Khariya hospital clashed with relatives of a…